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Baltimore County Council members said Tuesday they believe taxpayers will get a good deal under a plan to install more speed and red-light cameras later this year.
A proposed contract with ACS State & Local Solutions was the focus of a work session...

A member of the Baltimore County Council wants voters to decide whether to enact term limits, but his idea doesn't have much support on the council.
Perry Hall Republican David Marks plans to introduce legislation Tuesday that would limit council members...

Baltimore County Council members will take up a contract tonight that would let the county install up to 32 new traffic cameras over the next seven years.
The council is expected to approve the contract along party lines. Republican Councilman David...

Update: Baltimore County Council members say they'll consider an amendment to exempt public restrooms, locker rooms and dressing rooms from a bill meant to protect transgender people from discrimination.
Councilman John Olszewski Sr., a Dundalk Democrat,...

As a handful of undecided Maryland delegates wrestle over their position on same-sex marriage, they've received calls from national leaders trying to move them one way or another on the bill.
Prominent figures dialing Maryland area codes include New York...

Transgender people would be protected from discrimination in Baltimore County under a measure approved by the County Council Tuesday, making the county the fourth local government in Maryland to adopt such protections.
Council members did not add a...

In the alleys behind row homes in the Baltimore County neighborhood of Colgate, leaders of the local improvement association can see the telltale signs of the creatures they say have invaded their community.
Trash cans with no lids — the rats...

This is a tale of two counties, Baltimore and Howard, and their school boards.
In Baltimore County, not a single board member is elected. Every member is appointed by the governor.
It's the opposite in adjacent Howard County. Every member is elected....

Nearly a year after voters approved changes to the way Baltimore County resolves labor disputes with many of its public employees, the county remains at odds with unions over how and when those changes will be carried out.
County Executive Kevin Kamenetz...

With Baltimore County Council members set to vote next week on how to redraw the county's political lines, some residents are still fighting to keep their districts intact.
During a council meeting Tuesday, people packed a conference room to ask...